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Tudor Submariner Oyster Prince, ref. 7928, circa 1964

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Tudor (maker)
Date
c. 1964
Country of origin
Switzerland
Object type
Wristwatch
Stock no.
VWS3053
Credit line
Dealer listing, Vintage Watch Specialist (VWS3053)
Catalogue title (original)
Tudor - Submariner Oyster Prince - Reference 7928 - c.1964 (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Vintage Watch Specialist (dealer), United Kingdom (stock number VWS3053), this is a wristwatch by Tudor, made in Switzerland, dated c. 1964. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Wristwatches collection. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Vintage Watch Specialist

A Superb Tudor Submariner Oyster Prince, Model Reference 7928 in Fantastic Preowned Condition with a Tudor Non-Radium Service Dial, c.1964 Crafted with robustness and functionality in mind, the 7928 showcased a waterproof Oyster case up to 200 meters (660 feet), automatic movement, and a bidirectional rotatable bezel for tracking dive times—an essential feature for divers. Over its production years until the late 1960s, it underwent various modifications including different dial variations (gilt dials initially, followed by matte), hand styles, and improvements in movement and water resistance. What's on Offer Arguably the most iconic of all Tudor sports models, the 7928 reference was the first of their sports watches to feature crown guards. The military extensively used these watches - so lots of them may have questionable service histories - dials may have been changed back and forth and been redone, relumed or repainted as they were tool watches which were used much more for the purpose they were built back then! This watch has had a service dial fitted by Tudor, so it enjoys all of the benefits of being a fully original Tudor but the gilt and radium dial has been replaced making it perfect for those with concerns about the presence of radium. The watch is in superb preowned condition with a rich black dial, the synonymous Mercedes hands we would expect to see, but with the bonus of it retaining the original and very rare, larger lollipop sweep second hand and tritium lume on the chunky hour plots which has aged to beautiful pale vanilla. This watch boasts rounded crown guards which were featured on the last iteration of the 7928, they are in great shape on this example. This is a must-have addition for all Tudor enthusiasts, an iconic watch in great shape with bags of charisma.

Historical context

Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)

Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.

The classic era of the mechanical wristwatch: dive watches, chronographs for motor racing and space flight, GMT watches for jet travel, slim dress watches, automatic calendars, and the rise of Japanese manufacturers alongside Swiss, American, German and Soviet industries.

Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking

Atlas type guide

Dive and water-resistant watches

Keeping water and dust out of a wristwatch was a long-standing challenge. Rolex's screw-down Oyster case (1926) and Omega's Marine (1932) were landmarks; in the early 1950s Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex's Submariner defined the professional dive watch with rotating bezels for timing dives, luminous dials and high water resistance. The ISO 6425 standard (1982) later codified what a 'diver's watch' must do.

Dive watches became icons of post-war design and exploration, and their evolution — helium escape valves, ceramic bezels, saturation-diving depth ratings — records the history of underwater work.

What to look for

  • Unidirectional or bidirectional rotating bezel with minute markings.
  • Screw-down crown and case back; depth rating printed on the dial.
  • Luminous hands and markers (radium before c. 1960, tritium c. 1960–1998, then Super-LumiNova).
  • Reference numbers on the case between the lugs or inside the back.

Dating clues

  • Screw-down Oyster cases: from 1926.
  • Professional dive watches: from 1953.
  • Tritium 'T' marks on dials: c. 1960–1998.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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